26.8mm wide-angle and 30x Optical / 60x Clear Image Zoom - Not only is this 26.8mm wide-angle lens ideal for capturing grand landscapes, but also allows you to get amazingly close with 30x optical zoom plus 60x Clear Image digital zoom. Most digital zooms use electronic cropping to get closer to the subject, resulting in un-sharp images. With Clear Image Zoom the powerful processor compares patterns found in adjacent pixels and creates new pixels to match selected patterns, resulting in more realistic, higher-quality images. Clear Image Zoom doubles optical zoom for closer photos and video.

3? Clear Photo Plus touch screen LCD display - The 3" (16:9) Clear Photo Plus (460K) touch screen LCD displays sharp, bright, vivid images, letting you compose a shot more easily - even outdoors, while enabling you to change settings to best represent the scene. Use the touchscreen to select faces and objects to keep in focus and monitor levels of exposure while you record.

Project 100 videos w/ 25lm built-in projector - Enjoy your favorite memories virtually anywhere with the high-contrast 25 lumen projector built-in to the LCD panel. In addition to your personal video on the camcorder, the HDMI multi-terminal allows you to connect external devices that have an HDMI output (smartphones, laptops, tablets, etc.) and use the camcorder?s projector to enjoy other forms of entertainment such as video games and streaming videos from the Internet.

Balanced Optical SteadyShot image stabilization - Get the steadiest shot possible with B.O.S.S. On standard Optical SteadyShot camcorders, a single "shift lens" is moved in the optical block to offset camera shake. Balanced Optical SteadyShot moves the entire optical block at once, maintaining the integrity of the optical path and reducing shake and distortion in videos and still photos.

Automatically creates highlight video in MP4 from multiple clips - Highlight Movie Maker produces a short highlight movie clip to share and enjoy instantly. Using an advanced algorithm, based on the motion gyro, Highlight Movie Maker, selects the best scenes from your videos and automatically creates a MP4 highlight video from multiple clips.

Multi-interface Accessory Shoe and mic jack - Expand shooting possibilities for both movie and stills by attaching optional accessories via the Multi Interface Shoe or mic jack. Expanded accessory connectivity with MI Shoe includes powerful external flash and LED lights and stereo microphones. You can also connect with a compatible remote control via Multi Terminal.

Connect, control, backup and share wirelessly with NFC/Wi-Fi - Easily connect to an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet with Wi-Fi and the PlayMemories Mobile app to control the camcorder (Rec, photo, zoom) or instantly transfer and share movies and photos via your mobile device. NFC2 (Near Filed Communication) makes it even easier to connect to NFC compatible mobile devices with one touch.

Broadcast LIVE from your camcorder using Ustream live-streaming - Share the adventure as it happens via Ustream live streaming.. Now your circle of friends and family can share the excitement in real time by simply logging in to Ustream from anywhere. You can also link your favorite social accounts with the streaming to notify your friends when you start streaming video.

Built-in USB cable for easy file transfer/charge - The high-speed, built-in USB 2.0 cable allows for easy connection to your computer for charging or file transfer without having to remember separate cables. It also fits conveniently into the hand strap so it?s out of the way until you need it. Charging your camcorder is faster than ever now through the USB; for every two minutes of charge time you get one minute of recording time.

5.1ch surround sound mic w/ manual audio controls - Dolby Digital 5.1 channel recording captures active sounds coming from all directions, so you can experience your home movies the way you experienced them while recording. Premium sound features such as Auto Wind Noise Reduction and Premium Closer Voice make it even easier to attain ideal sound quality in various situations. Records high quality linear PCM (XAVC S) and AAC-LC 2ch (MP4).

Multi-camera control - Add a different point of view by including other camera angles to your movies. The camcorder connects to compatible cameras - like an Action Cam - via Wi-Fi and uses the camcorder's LCD to preview what the other cameras are seeing and simultaneously start recording on all synced cameras. Use PlayMemories Home to easily edit a muli-view movie for a great video experience.

Product Specifications

Software

Operating System Compatibility: Windows XP SP3 /Windows Vista SP2 /Windows7 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported. The Windows Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Ver. 2.0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs. Starter (Edition) are not supported. Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot environment.